The roads in Yellowstone NP, except Gardiner to Cooke City (through the Lamar Valley), close on Monday. Today (Saturday) Maggie and I took advantage of this...
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MOB-Montana@yahoogrou...
Nov 1, 2009 12:06 pm
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the MOB-Montana group: The November "Photo of the Month" Poll is now open and awaiting your vote!...
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BethM
lunarruna2
Nov 1, 2009 5:56 pm
Hi all, In watching the gang of pine siskins that has been at my thistle feeder for a few days, I just noticed the first of the season common redpoll among...
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Arla Eckert
ferretimp
Nov 1, 2009 10:42 pm
Nov. 1, 09 Great Falls update Found the White-winged Scoter today off West Bank Park, this time mixed in with American Coots. Benton Lake, swans and white...
7419
Daniel
danbcr10
Nov 2, 2009 2:37 am
MOB-sters: I was able to explore a little bit locally this weekend, looking mostly for waterbirds. Nothing unexpected, but nice looks at several interesting...
7420
Michael Schwitters
mikeschwitters
Nov 3, 2009 7:11 pm
MOBsters, My spotting scope search of white goose flocks at Freezout Lake found an unusual neckband. Yellow with four black characters. Contacting the ...
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Carlene Farmer
carlenefarmer
Nov 4, 2009 12:31 am
wow! how lucky for you "eagle eye Mike"! i was just looking at the latest issue of Wildfowl and someone shot a banded greater snow in MD; it had been banded...
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jswilsonmd
Nov 4, 2009 6:00 am
Sunday night as I was getting ready to drive out of the parking area at the N. 19th shopping center, an owl flew in front of my car and landed on the corner of...
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Michael Schwitters
mikeschwitters
Nov 4, 2009 1:51 pm
All, My note about the collared Greater Snow Goose brought a note from a Montana taxidermist (Ray Johnson, www.gamebirdtaxidermy.com ...
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garyswant
Nov 4, 2009 4:47 pm
Hi Birders, I thought that I would give you the dates of the local CBCs sponsored by Pintlar Audubon Society. If you want to join us for any of these contact...
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RobertM
birder_bob
Nov 4, 2009 8:05 pm
There is still a nice variety of birds at the Hln. Regulating Reservoir. Best of the morning was a late black-bellied plover near the outlet structure. Other...
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Christopher Nixon
christopherf...
Nov 4, 2009 9:45 pm
I haven't seen the owl on N 19th. But, last Sunday night November 1st, there was a pair of Great Horned Owls on top of the Misco Mill Gallery on North...
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patrick_toomey_jr
patrick_toom...
Nov 5, 2009 2:53 am
MOBsters, A really great place to put the Christmas Bird Count information is on the calendar on the front page RATHER than in posted messages. That way...
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MOB-Montana@yahoogrou...
Nov 5, 2009 7:27 am
The following MOB-Montana poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: The November "Photo of the Month" Poll is now open and awaiting your...
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John Carlson
mccownii
Nov 5, 2009 12:44 pm
If you are interested in the state of the art of Greater Sage-Grouse science, the contents of an upcoming Studies in Avian Biology have been released online...
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Linda Winnie
lindaawin
Nov 5, 2009 6:52 pm
We just had 8 Surf Scoters arrive at Rogers Lake (west of Kalispell) -- one male, the rest female or juvenile. We've also had on the lake for a number of...
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bug4eater
Nov 5, 2009 6:57 pm
A pair of Egyptian Geese have been haunting the entrance to Countryside Village for about a week. We do have photos if interested. Doug Hansen Great Falls...
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Beth Hill
bt1girl
Nov 6, 2009 1:00 am
I had a few minutes before the sunset, so I ran back to the Missouri river for a quick look around. A larger and dark backed gull jumped out at me. I ran...
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Jeff Marks
bristle.thigh
Nov 6, 2009 1:11 am
Beth, It is too dark-backed for California Gull and sure looks and sounds (from your description) like a Lesser Black-backed Gull. Did you get eye and bill...
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barthoag
Nov 6, 2009 1:24 am
As of 1200 today the Long-tailed Duck was still at the Warm Springs sewer ponds. As I watched he and assorted other ducks moved from pond 2 to pond 1. I did...
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Sharon Dewart-Hansen
smdewart
Nov 6, 2009 3:37 am
Hello Fellow MOBsters, As Doug posted earlier, last Friday evening when we were returning from dinner, we found a couple of strange looking birds at the...
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Jeff Marks
bristle.thigh
Nov 6, 2009 4:09 am
Sharon, Yes, they are Egyptian Geese. But they probably are not far from home given that they are commonly raised in captivity and have never set foot in...
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Byron Butler
borealbirder
Nov 6, 2009 10:14 am
Ron Pittaway's 2009-2010 winter finch forecast can be viewed at: http://brucedilabio.blogspot.com/2009/09/winter-finch-forecast-20092010.html Or, simply google...
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Beth Hill
bt1girl
Nov 6, 2009 2:49 pm
No on the eye color and bill - it had its head in armpit or was looking the other way most of my observation time. I did get a good impression of dark eye and...
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Beth Hill
bt1girl
Nov 6, 2009 3:48 pm
I just wonder if it may not be there for the winter. The Great Falls Long-tailed Duck was here most of a winter one year. Maybe you have our wanderer. Beth...
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Beth Hill
bt1girl
Nov 6, 2009 6:23 pm
After googling some pictures of the said gull - the non-breeding plumage just jumped out at me as what I saw last night on a sand bar just upstream of...
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Arla Eckert
ferretimp
Nov 7, 2009 12:54 am
I could not find it all day, then was sitting in my van looking at the sand bar where Beth had it just before dark yesterday and it was there again behind a...
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Beth Hill
bt1girl
Nov 7, 2009 1:06 am
I didn't have any luck with fast glances at the river at just before 1 pm and 5 pm. Apparently Arla saw it arrive at 5 and leave about 15 minutes later. We...
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Arla Eckert
ferretimp
Nov 7, 2009 1:50 am
Hi all, I just posted the photos on mob I got today of our odd ball gull. Arla Eckert Great Falls...
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Arla Eckert
ferretimp
Nov 7, 2009 5:25 am
I just posted a photo of a map showing where I saw the Lesser Black-backed Gull today here in Great Falls. This is for any of you wanting to try for it. It has...
